Consumer Driven Health Care

Many people are first attracted to consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) that feature a health savings account (HSA) simply because the monthly premium is lower than that of the more traditional plan with co-pays. However, if they stop at the premium savings, they are really missing the best part of this...

A new study by Harris Interactive and reported in Reuters Monday lamented the fact that too many people make benefits decisions that just dont benefit them.

The health care spending share of GDP reached an all-time high of 18.2 percent in June 2011, according to a new report. At the same time, the health sector is creating more jobs than any other industry.

The ranks of physician assistants are growing rapidly, helping health care providers treat more patients, say authors of a new report.

As the economy remains poor, the cost of health care remains growing concern to consumers, according to Deloitte's 2011 Survey of Health Care Consumers.

Obesity should be looked at as a gateway condition." It's a precursor to several conditions which people do not realize are considerably more dangerous, more costly, and more taxing on our health care system.